Michael O'Brien's Super 25 high school basketball rankings for Dec. 8, 2024
It's always awkward to depose the top-ranked team when it didn't lose. Bolingbrook had a nice week with wins against Kankakee and Oswego. The Raiders are playing well without two starters. But Kenwood's start to the season is worthy of the No. 1 spot. The Broncos beat Warren and DePaul Prep and look the part of the best team in the area right now. Warren tumbles from No. 2 to No. 9 after losing to Waukegan and Kenwood. Those are quality losses, but the Blue Devils will be without Javerion Banks for awhile, which is a major hole to fill. Waukegan was the toughest team to rank this week. The Bulldogs stormed into Gurnee and beat Warren. They were set up for a huge leap in the rankings but lost to Christ the King on Saturday. But the victory at Warren showed the high ceiling Waukegan has this season. Glenbard West is the only new addition. The Hilltoppers knocked off three Super 25-caliber teams in a row: DeKalb, Hinsdale Central and Stevenson. Hinsdale Central falls out after that loss. Super 25 high school basketball rankings for Dec. 8, 2024With record and last week's ranking1. Kenwood (4-0) 3Beat Warren, DePaul2. Bolingbrook (5-1) 1Still not healthy3. DePaul Prep (4-1) 4Rykan Woo stepping up4. Homewood-Flossmoor (6-0) 5Passing every test5. Simeon (3-0) 9At Kenwood Thursday6. Lincoln Park (6-0) 10Handled Young, St. Laurence7. Waubonsie Valley (4-0) 7Hosts DeKalb Friday8. Mount Carmel (4-0) 8Hosts Young Saturday9. Warren (4-2) 2Lost to Waukegan, Kenwood10. Rich (1-2) 6Needs a quality win11. St. Ignatius (6-0) 11Jesuit Cup on Friday12. Benet (6-1) 12Hosts Marist Friday13. Bloom (4-1) 13Elijah Lovemore posting numbers14. Brother Rice (5-0) 14Handled Loyola15. Kankakee (2-1) 15Hung with Bolingbrook16. Waukegan (4-1) 19Beat Warren, lost to CTK17. Curie (3-0) 21Took down Lane18. Niles North (3-2) 18Faces Simeon Saturday19. Young (1-3) 17Lost to H-F, Lincoln Park20. Glenbard West (6-0) NRKeeps beating good teams21. St. Laurence (3-2) 16Lost to Lincoln Park22. St. Patrick (5-0) 22Beat Notre Dame23. Joliet West (5-1) 23Hosts Romeoville Tuesday24. Evanston (6-0) 24Faces R-B Saturday25. Bradley-Bourbonnais (6-0) 25At Homewood-Flossmoor Tuesday
It's always awkward to depose the top-ranked team when it didn't lose.
Bolingbrook had a nice week with wins against Kankakee and Oswego. The Raiders are playing well without two starters.
But Kenwood's start to the season is worthy of the No. 1 spot. The Broncos beat Warren and DePaul Prep and look the part of the best team in the area right now.
Warren tumbles from No. 2 to No. 9 after losing to Waukegan and Kenwood. Those are quality losses, but the Blue Devils will be without Javerion Banks for awhile, which is a major hole to fill.
Waukegan was the toughest team to rank this week. The Bulldogs stormed into Gurnee and beat Warren. They were set up for a huge leap in the rankings but lost to Christ the King on Saturday. But the victory at Warren showed the high ceiling Waukegan has this season.
Glenbard West is the only new addition. The Hilltoppers knocked off three Super 25-caliber teams in a row: DeKalb, Hinsdale Central and Stevenson.
Hinsdale Central falls out after that loss.
Super 25 high school basketball rankings for Dec. 8, 2024
With record and last week's ranking
1. Kenwood (4-0) 3
Beat Warren, DePaul
2. Bolingbrook (5-1) 1
Still not healthy
3. DePaul Prep (4-1) 4
Rykan Woo stepping up
4. Homewood-Flossmoor (6-0) 5
Passing every test
5. Simeon (3-0) 9
At Kenwood Thursday
6. Lincoln Park (6-0) 10
Handled Young, St. Laurence
7. Waubonsie Valley (4-0) 7
Hosts DeKalb Friday
8. Mount Carmel (4-0) 8
Hosts Young Saturday
9. Warren (4-2) 2
Lost to Waukegan, Kenwood
10. Rich (1-2) 6
Needs a quality win
11. St. Ignatius (6-0) 11
Jesuit Cup on Friday
12. Benet (6-1) 12
Hosts Marist Friday
13. Bloom (4-1) 13
Elijah Lovemore posting numbers
14. Brother Rice (5-0) 14
Handled Loyola
15. Kankakee (2-1) 15
Hung with Bolingbrook
16. Waukegan (4-1) 19
Beat Warren, lost to CTK
17. Curie (3-0) 21
Took down Lane
18. Niles North (3-2) 18
Faces Simeon Saturday
19. Young (1-3) 17
Lost to H-F, Lincoln Park
20. Glenbard West (6-0) NR
Keeps beating good teams
21. St. Laurence (3-2) 16
Lost to Lincoln Park
22. St. Patrick (5-0) 22
Beat Notre Dame
23. Joliet West (5-1) 23
Hosts Romeoville Tuesday
24. Evanston (6-0) 24
Faces R-B Saturday
25. Bradley-Bourbonnais (6-0) 25
At Homewood-Flossmoor Tuesday
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